Abaco Systems CEO and leadership

Prior to joining Abaco, Rich Sorelle spent his entire career in the defense industry with extended spells at Grumman Corporation and most recently with Exelis, where he headed up the Electronic Systems division that specializes in technologies for the warfighter. Mr. Sorelle’s role at Abaco is to ensure the company executes on its commitments to its people, its investors and, most importantly, its customers.

Envision solutions, embrace challenges, lead teams that consistently exceed performance targets and deliver unprecedented results. As a Chief Growth Officer, an Executive VP of Business Development, Sales and Marketing, I have consistently achieved accelerated growth in Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Autonomous, Telecommunications, Network Security, Technology Services, Enterprise hardware/software, and Cloud verticals.My expertise is maximizing return in existing markets, penetrating emerging market segments, launching new products, generating explosive pipeline growth, developing global partner relationships, and building/retooling commercial teams who consistently surpass company goals. I'm responsible for all go-to-market front end functions teams for Abaco. In addition, my experience includes providing M&A opportunities to the enhance product portfolio for strategic market expansion.I’m known as a collaborative, supportive, inspirational leader who drives success with principle and integrity. I'm an Executive that strongly supports recruiting top talent, coaching, mentoring, and developing exceptional commercial management teams. I leverage these capabilities to propel market leadership and strengthen company value.Competencies:Executive Management Global Sales ManagementStrategic Planning C-level Relationship ManagementProcess improvement and change ManagementProduct Development and LaunchChannel Sales DevelopmentP&L ManagementContract NegotiationsSales Team LeadershipProject ManagementLeadership⌨ [email protected]

A versatile executive, with global operations experience in the industrial, electronics, medical equipment, and energy market sectors, offers a proven track record of success in driving turnaround, growth, and startup efforts worldwide. Delivers an astute focus on product and market strategies, R&D, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, supply chain efficiencies, and quality management as well as adoption and utilization of best practices such as Lean Six Sigma and Toyota Production System methodology. Recognized as a strong leader who can build high-performance teams and be a catalyst for change management and cultural shifts that optimize employee engagement, cost controls, and profit.

Select Career Highlights

• Expanded Power One’s capacity and supply chain to support revenue growth from $400M to $1.1B over a four year period, improving from number nine to number two suppliers of inverters worldwide.

• Administered adoption and adherence to the manufacturing excellence strategy companywide; achieved a high mix, high complexity business model with 12 plants located in Europe, Asia, and North America.

• Completed two acquisitions that doubled Plexus Corporation’s revenue and held direct responsibility for the startup of operations in Penang, Malaysia.

• Developed and implemented strategies to support Motorola’s $3B business in the rapidly expanding computing and telecommunications markets.

• Served on the Advisory Boards of Off Grid Electric, a Silicon Valley renewable energy startup company, and Avogy Inc., a Silicon Valley power module startup operation.